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The New Olympic Dream: A D.C. Team

“And next up in the Parade of Nations at the this Winter Olympiad, we have the team from the District of Columbia.”
Excuse me?
That’s right — those could very well be words you hear on a television broadcast of the Opening Ceremony in future Games (though not the one kicking off Friday). Washington, D.C., may someday soon be in the market for its very own Olympic team, if Mike Panetta has his way.

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Rep. Frank Pallone waits Feb. 8 for the start of a news conference to introduce legislation to keep arsenic and lead out of fruit juices.
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